He is also a partner and board member of US Education TV, an IPTV provider for schools that offers streaming and on-demand video solutions to secondary and post-secondary education clients.

In addition to his work in the technology sector, he has ownership interests in a variety of retail, internet, media production, healthcare, fitness, and entertainment companies.

Barnett graduated with a Bachelor of Science degree in business and finance from Wake Forest University in Winston-Salem, N.C., and earned an MBA degree from the Anderson School of Management at UCLA in Los Angeles.